Bobcat Softball Fifth in Regional Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - The Georgia College & State
University softball team (31-22) slid to fifth in the NCAA Division
II Southeast Region Poll maintaining an invite to the NCAA
Tournament.

With eight teams going to the regional tournament, the Bobcats
kept their hopes of a curtain call alive with a fifth place rank.
They have a regional record of 27-19, have spent the last four
weeks in the No. 4 slot and are likely to make a trip to the NCAA
tourney.

Three automatic bids to the region tourney go to the three
conference tournament champions with two of those bids already
claimed. North Georgia took the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) title
last weekend and sits atop the region rankings, while Queens
University of Charlotte won the Conference Carolinas tournament
this weekend as well.

The third automatic bid belongs to the winner of South Atlantic
Conference (SAC) tourney, which began today (April 23) and will
conclude with the championship game on Sunday (April 26). With two
SAC squads sitting in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, things look
good for Georgia College.

Along with the Bobcats, the regional tournament will consist of
at least three other PBC teams with a possibility of a fourth team.
North Georgia snagged an invite with their conference championship,
while USC Aiken sits comfortably in the No. 2 slot and Augusta
State University claims sixth in the regional poll. Francis Marion
University sits on the bubble in No. 7, hoping either Lenoir-Rhyne
University or Wingate University takes the SAC title.

The official 2009 NCAA Tournament selections will be announced
Sunday, May 3 as the Bobcats vie for their fourth-straight trip to
the NCAA tourney.

Visit www.gcsuBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former
Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU
Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at
the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides
itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by
the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as
well as documented academic success and community-service
involvement.